Tumaco Seedeater - BirdForum Opus

Sporophila insulata

Identification

Males of the original population showed chestnut underside.

Distribution

Described from Tumaco Island and rediscovered on Isla Bocagrande, Colombia. Critically endangered.

Taxonomy

Monotypic.
Sometimes regarded as subspecies or even a color morph of Chestnut-throated Seedeater, and regarded as such by SACC and Clements. Opus waits for a position from more world-wide checklists before deleting this page.

Habitat

Arid low scrubland with marram-type grasses and scattered patches of scrub.

Behaviour

Terrestrial.

The diet includes seeds.

References

1. Clements, JF. 2008. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2008. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019.
2. SACC proposal to delete Tumaco Seedeater from their official list

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Recommended Citation

• BirdForum Opus contributors. (2021) Tumaco Seedeater. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 1 June 2021 from https://www.birdforum.net/wiki/Tumaco_Seedeater

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